The Thai Mennonite Brethren leaders and MB Mission missionaries planned and hosted the biennial gathering attended by almost 160 people. Representatives came from the Brethren in Christ, Eastern Mennonite Missions, Rosedale Mennonite Church and Mennonite Church USA and Canada, the Hmong 9th District Mennonites, and the Mennonite Brethren groups in Thailand.

"It was a joy to see everyone making new friendships and memories together," says Karen Huebert-Sanchez, director of Abundant Life Home and conference organizer. "It was a rich time together of lively worship, creative worship dances and interactive teaching."

Two Cambodian Mennonite Brethren from Poi Pet joined the retreat, as well as two Pakistani asylum seekers from Bangkok and a group from Laos.

Groups travelled for up to 14 hours by public transit to Chonburi. Participants slept on simple mattresses in large open rooms in Baptist boarding school.Speakers were César García, Mennonite World Conference general secretary, his wife and executive assistant, Sandra Báez, and Victor Wiens from the International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) and MB Mission. They spoke on Anabaptist theology (Jesus is the centre of our faith; community is the centre of our life; and reconciliation is the centre of our work) and relying on the Holy Spirit. They also covered agreement and divergence between Anabaptist and Calvinist theology.

Pastor Nantanong, conference minister of the Thailand MB conference of churches, said: "I understand now...why the Anabaptists encourage everyone to lead and have input. It is a beautiful picture of the body of Christ." She is excited to use this concept in her own teaching and discipleship.

One evening, participants drove to nearby Bang Saen Beach where 10 South East Asian Anabaptists gave their testimonies publicly under palm trees on a busy government holiday. "They shared bravely how they turned from sin and idol worship to follow Jesus," says Huebert-Sanchez.

Each one who gave a testimony was baptized by someone from their own church, while hundreds of holidaying Thai people watched curiously.

TAG participants cheered from the shore and sang "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" in Thai. Under the shade, they took communion with sticky rice and a Thai juice. Some handed out tracts and witnessed to people on the beach who were interested.

Each day began with corporate prayer, for personal concerns and for the region to experience a great coming to Jesus.

Thailand Campus Crusade for Christ ministry "Cat Band" led by "Boat" from the MB group worship in singing each day.

"A highlight each session was a special song and testimony from a different Anabaptist group," says Huebert-Sanchez. The crowd joined in with the dances in traditional Thai styles. Testimonies proclaimed freedom from drug dealing or spoke of persecution for the sake of the gospel.

Donations from MWC, EMM, Mennonite Endowment Fund, and the two Thai MB Foundations in Chonburi (TMBF and Abundant Life Foundation) sponsored speakers, translation of Anabaptist materials and the retreat venue.

"It was encouraging to see these groups show a keen interest in learning about Anabaptism," says García. Only the Hmong group is currently an MWC member church.

"Please continue to pray for our churches and believers in Thailand and the surrounding nations. We are thankful for unified hearts and deep bonds of friendship that were formed at our gathering. May God use this for his glory and to bring many to faith in Jesus Christ," says Huebert-Sanchez.

On May 31, in order to prepare for the reopening of the church and the resumption of church services after the outbreak, St. John's Church held an expanded meeting of the church committee to discuss and formulate an operation plan of church activity under the normal pandemic prevention and control, and conduct a simulated exercise of personnel entering and leaving the church.

Currently, the pandemic has been effectively controlled in China. Economic activity in most of the country has resumed. Maybe it won't be long before the Church opens to the public again. However, there might be some challenges for the Church in the post-pandemic era.

In recent days, churches in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Chongqing and other places will resume their orderly opening on the premise of strictly implementing the responsibility for pandemic prevention and control.

On the afternoon of May 30, 2020, 99 Crowdfunding "Seven Color Rainbow" Home of Cancer Friends held the salon event entitled”Live the Colorfule Life -Thank the stories of life” in the Aide Charity Store in Dayuwan Commercial Plaza. Six cancer friends and 8 volunteers participated in this event.They did finger exercises, talked about the life at home during the pandemic and tasted the delicious no-sweet pastry .